Dadra and Nagar Haveli Current Affairs

The Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the Foundation Stone for several development projects at Silvassa in Dadra and Nagar Haveli. The projects include:

Foundation Stone of Medical College in Sayli, Dadra and Nagar Haveli.

Unveiling of IT policy for Dadra and Nagar Haveli.

Launching of M-Aarogya mobile app.

Launching of the door to door waste collection, segregation and processing of Solid Waste in Dadra & Nagar Haveli.

Distribution of Gold cards to beneficiaries of Ayushman Bharat.

Distribution Van Adhikar Patra to the beneficiaries.

M-Aarogya mobile app

M-Aarogya mobile app is introduced by the Directorate of Medical and Health Services, Dadra and Nagar Haveli to cater a better healthcare experience to citizens. The app intends to improve and enhance patient engagement through the new mobile app.

Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Dadra and Nagar Haveli is a union territory wedged between the states of Maharashtra and Gujarat. The two regions Dadra and Nagar Haveli lie on the West coast, at the mouth of the Daman Ganga River. Both are separated from each other by a few kilometers.

After prolonged skirmishes, the Maratha Government had assigned few villages to the Portuguese as compensation to ensure their friendship. Portuguese ruled this region till their liberation in 1954. After the liberation, Dadra and Nagar Haveli by people, between 1954-1961 the territory functioned almost independently as “Free Dadra and Nagar Haveli Administration”.

It was merged with Union of India in 1961. Since then it is administered as Union Territory to preserve its distinct rich culture and heritage.

Under Chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently, Union Cabinet approved the setting up of a medical college in Silvassa of Dadar and Nagar Haveli. This will increase the availability of doctors and increase in medical education opportunities.

Key Facts

The construction of this medical college will be done till 2019-20 and in accordance with the guidelines of the Medical Council of India and Central Health and Family Welfare Ministry. The expenditure of this medical college will be done by the Union Territory’s budgetary provision. This medical college will improve health services and the problem of doctors’ deficiency is also the distance. This will encourage students of nearby rural areas to enter the medical field. An amount of Rs. 189 crores has been fixed for its construction. This amount will be Rs 114 crores for the year 2019-20. Whereas for the year 2019-20 this amount will be Rs. 75 crores.